ORIGINAL: bigmills20
QDMhas no effect on wether or not deer breed,
And I NEVER said or implied that.
I said and will say it again, QDM is allowing peak breeding to happen EARLIER in the season. QDM is about natural balance....NOT artificial. So QDM is bringing the deer herd to it's natural state...and thus, the natural state and natural timing of the rut is EARLIER than it was.
Human population growth, progress in crops, hunting, etc, have artifically influenced the timimg of the rut. QDM is bringing the herd back to it's natural state and therefore, the rut is going to shift back to where it should be.